Combination light fixture and mirror



E. D. PELLEGRIN ETAL COMBINATION LIGHT FIXTURE AND MIRROR Sept. 8, 1942.

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COMBINATION LIGHT FIXTURE AND'MIRROR Filed sept. 3o, 1940 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Sept. 8, 1.942

COMBINATION LIGHT FIXTURE AND e Mmnon.

Elmer n. Pellegrini and narnia II. Ring, Rockford,

Ill., assignors to Geo. D. Roper Corporation,-

Rockford,'lll., a corporation of Illinois Application September 30, 1940, Serial No. 359,022

2 Claims. (Cl. 240-2) This invention relates toa combination elec- The principal object of my invention is to provide an attractive easily adjustable xture sultable for use in a cooking range, kitchen cabinet or other piece of furniture, the fixture being adapted, when adjusted so that the casing thereof is directed`downwardly, to illuminate electrically a space therebeneath such as the cooking top of a range, and, when adjustedso thatthe casing thereof is directed forwardly or upwardly, to serve as a convenient mirror.

Another object of my invention is to provide Va device of the character described including means for automatically closing an electrical circuit for the light bulb only when the casing is turned to the position for illumination ofthe space therebeneath.

Though the invention isherein described with particular reference to use on a cooking range, it is not to be Aconsidered as limited to such use;

it may also be applied to other furniture and,

wherever illumination is required intermittently for reading or other purposes and where a mirror is also a convenience when the light is not in use.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. l is a perspective view showing the mirrorlight ilxture mounted on the back rail portion of a cooking range, the casing being directed'downwardly for the illumination of the cooking top;

Fig. 2 is aI perspective view showing the mirrorlight xture directed upwardly so as to serve as a mirror;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the fixture casing with the glass closure and bezel removed, portions of the casing and bulb being broken away to permit illustration on a larger scale and portions of the supporting brackets being sectioned to show how they are attached to the casing;

showing the casing directed downwardly as in 4 Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the broken line 5- 5 of Fig. 3, including the bezel, glass .and handle knob, the view showing the casing directed upwardly as in Fig. 2, and showing also details of the mounting on the back rail.

VThe samereferencenumerals are applied to corresponding parts in these ve views.

A lightcasing 6 of stamped sheet metal that is of an elongated, generally semi-cylindrical ported at its ends on brackets 9 and II. The brackets 9 and II which are substantially identical, each consists of two pieces I2 and I3 having recessed inner surfaces to provide a passage I0 therebetween when the pieces are securedl together by screws I4.

` 'Ihe casing Ii is mounted' on the upper ends of the `brackets 9 and II on studs I5 and I6 as at I5a and I6a and is adapted to turn thereon one horizontal longitudinal axis. The studs II5A and I6 are detachably secured against turning in the brackets 9 and II bypins I1 and I8 whose ends are entered in keyways' I1a in the holes I 1b through which the studs are entered. 'Ihe stud I5 is secured to the shell 6 by a nut I9 and lock nut 2l, the nut I9 being next to a collar 22 which frictionally engages the inside of the end wall 1 of the casing '6 to hold the latter in place while permitting turning thereof.

The stud le is hollow, as shown at 2s, and hasA a slot 24 in its shank portion through which a cable 25, that extends lthrough passage I0 in bracket II, is entered. A nut 26 on the threaded end of the stud I6 holds in place another collar 21 like the collar 22, together with a segmental cam plate 28. The cam plate 28 has an irregular shaped hole 28a therein so as to t nonrotatably on the stud I6, which has a flat 29 provided thereon, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. It is clear,l therefore, that the 'casing 6 is free to turn relative to the cam plate 28.

A socket 3| that supports an electric light bulb 32 is suitably secured, as indicated at 3Ia, within the casing 6. One electrical conductor 33 in the cable- 25 goes directly to one terminal 34 of the socket 3l while the other conductor 35 goes to one terminal 36 on a switch 31, which hasy another terminal 38 from which a conductor'39 connects with the socket 3| at terminal 4I. It is evident, therefore, that the switch 31 controls the electric circuit fortthe socket 3 I. l

A conventional attachment plug receptacle 30 for electrical appliances having an enlarged end 5 portion that projects outside an opening30a in the casing 6 is fastened rigidly by a clamp' 40 and screw 50 so as to draw the enlarged portion of the plug inwardly against the outside of the casing 6. Conductors 30h and 30e connected to conductors 33 and 35 are connected to the plug receptacle 30 to furnish a continuous source of electric current therefor; independently of the switch 31, so that the housewife has available an extra receptacle for an electricfoodmixer, electric fan, electric sad-iron, curling iron, or other shape and has integral end walls 1 and 8 is sup- `55 electrical appliance.

v clips 61.

As is clear from Fig. 3, the switch 31 is mounted on a bracket 42 welded to the inside of the casing 6. A threaded mounting sleeve 43 on the rear portion of the switch and containing a spring-pressed plunger 44 provides an endwise adjustable means for adjustably mounting the switch 31 relative to the cam plate 28. The sleeve 43 is locked to the bracket 42 by opposed nuts 45 and`4li, the bracket having a lug 42a which engages in a longitudinal groove 41 in the sleeve 43 to prevent its turning. It is evident that adjustment of the opposed nuts 45 and 46 on the sleeve 43 permits endwise adjustment of the switch with respect to the bracket 42 to secure the desired spacing of the switch 31 from the cam' plate 28. The circuit through the switch 31 'is broken when the plunger 44 is depressed, and vice versa. As illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, the cam plate 28 is so positioned on the stud I6 that its outwardly bent or oset endportion 48 permits the plunger 44 to move outwardly to closed circuit position only when the casing is directed downwardly. When the casing is directed upwardly, the plunger is depressed, thereby opening the-circuit to the bulb 32. The bulb 32, therefore, is lighted only when the casing 6 is turned to the downwardly directed position of Figs. 1 and 4.

Stops 49 and 5l having inwardly extending right angled end portions 52 and 53 are welded in place on the end wall 8 of the casing 6 to limit rotary movement of the casing in both directions by engagement with opposite sides of an outwardly bent lug 54 on the cam plate 28.

A bezel or frame 56 containing a glass closure 51 is fastened onto the open front of the casing E by screws' 58 on one side, and on the opposite side by the engagement of outwardly bent ears 59 on the casing with a flange 60 on the frame. A plastic handle knob 6| of cylindrical shape is secured .to the middle portion of one side of "without lighting the bulb 32.

from the bottom of the support 68. The support 68 includes a anged cover 1I and is Secured to the back rail 12 of the cooking range by the bolts 69, as appears in Fig. 5.

In operation, if illumination of the cooking top is desired, the operator grasps the knob 6l and turns the casing 6 so as to direct it downwardly as in Figs. l and 4. In this position, thev cam plate 28 permits the plunger 44 to move out to its outer limit, thereby closing the circuit through'the switch 31 and lighting the bulb 32. To shut off the light and position the casing 6 with the glass closure 51 for use as a mirror, the operator turns the casing so as to direct it upwardly to the position illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5. In this position, the cam 28 holds the plunger "44 depressed within the sleeve 43jand accordingly breaks the circuit for the bulb 32. A broad range of adjustment of the casing is possible in its upwardly directed position, for use as a mirror, The stops 49 and 5I limit the rotary adjustment to approximately 90 in only the rst acute angle portion of which the bulb is lighted.

It is believed the foregoing description conveys a good understanding of the objects and advantages of our invention. The appended claims have been drawn with a view to covering all legitimate'modiiications and adaptations.

We claim:

l. An adjustable electric light fixture for use on the back rail of a domestic cooking range over the cooking top thereof, comprising, in combination, supporting means supported on the back rail, a. light bulb casing pivoted thereon at an elevation near the eye level of an operator for adjustment relative to the cooking top to be illuthe frame 5 6 by screwsI 62. Insulating material 63 is packed at this center portion to shield the of' glass 64 and 65 placed back to back with a -layer of mirror silver 66 therebetween, thereby protecting the silver layer from any scratching incident to handling. The glass plates 64 and 65 are secured within the frame 5 6 by U-shaped The silvered glass closure 51 permits light from the bulb 32 to pass therethrough for illuminating purposes but otherwise functions as any other mirror when the bulb is not lighted, besides concealing-from View the bulb and its accessory equipment.

As shown in Fig. 5, the device is fastened to the support 68 for the timer and condiment set,

, shown at 68am Figs..1 and 2. Bolts 69- are entered in threaded holes in the brackets 9 and Il minated, a transparent mirror forming a closure for the open front of the casing, a socket in said casing containing an electric light bulb, electrical conductors adapted to be connected with a source of electric current supply'for supplying current to said socket to light the bulk, and switch means interposed in the electrical circuit including said conductors and arranged to be opened and closed automatically at predetermined points in the pivotal adjustment of said casing, so that when the casing is swung downwardly to face the cooking top the light is turned on automatically for ,illumination thereof, and when the casing is swung upwardly to face the front of the range the light is automatically turned off so as not to interfere with use of the mirror.

2. A fixture as set forth in claim 1, including an electrical attachment plug-receptacle on said casing, electrically connected with the conductors for said switch and receptacle, so as to be in continuous closed circuit relation to the source of electric current supply independently of the switch.

ELMER D. PELLEGRIN.

HAROLD H. RING. 

